Trivia Tuesday
- Voldemort made Horcruxes from items belonging to three of the four founders of Hogwarts. Which founder wasn’t included?
- What is Jonathan Harker’s profession?
A) Psychologist
B) Physician
C) Solicitor
D) Travel Agent
E) Schoolteacher - In Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Alice meets a pepper-hating Duchess whose baby ultimately turns into what animal?
- The pipe organ in the ballroom scene of Disneyland’s Haunted Mansion was originally a prop used in this Disney movie.
A) Darby O’Gill and the Little People
B) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
C) Bedknobs and Broomsticks
D) Swiss Family Robinson
E) Treasure Island - The Winchester House in San Jose, CA is reputedly haunted. It was built by the widow of a man who made his fortune selling what?
- The famous goth nightclub The Batcave was founded by the lead singer of this band.
A) Alien Sex Fiend
B) Bauhaus
C) Fields of the Nephilim
D) Flesh for Lulu
E) Specimen - The Bunyip is a large mythical creature reputed to lurk in swamps, creeks, and other watery locales. What country does it call home?
- What kind of car was Christine?
A) Plymouth Fury
B) Cadillac Eldorado
C) Ford Mustang
D) Dodge Demon
E) Chevrolet Blazer - C. Auguste Dupin is a fictional character who uses “ratiocination” to solve mysteries; he was invented before the word “detective” was coined, but laid the groundwork for most of the common elements of the detective fiction genre. What gloomy author is responsible for Dupin?
- The Egyptian god Sobek was associated with the Nile river and was represented as this animal (or a human with this animal’s head):
A) Hippopotamus
B) Ibis
C) Crocodile
D) Bull
E) Falcon
(Answers below the fold)
- Godric Gryffindor
- C) Solicitor
- Pig
- B) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
- Firearms. Sarah Winchester began work on the house believing that it would stave off the ghosts of people who had been killed with Winchester rifles.
- E) Specimen
- Australia
- A) Plymouth Fury
- Edgar Allan Poe
- C) Crocodile
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May 3rd, 2016 at 8:03 am
Seven! Not bad…
May 3rd, 2016 at 10:58 pm
6. Not totally awful, but it definitely could have been better. I can’t believe I missed the Harry Potter one. I kept thinking Godric’s damn sword was one of them.
Mildly interesting side note: In my quest to find out more about my Dad’s side of the family I discovered we’re (distantly) related to the Winchesters of rifle-and-maze-house fame.
May 5th, 2016 at 11:50 am
8 put of 10. Ashamed to say I missed #1, and had no clue about #6.
May 7th, 2016 at 3:54 am
I got 8 this time! Missed 6 and 10.